Fish-hook.



No. 859.227. PATENTED JULY 9, 1907. A. P. JACKSON.

FISH HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1. 1901.

UNITED STATE-S1 PATENT OFFICE.

v ARTHUR FAY JACKSON,

WILLIAM s.

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Specification mm" Batent. Application iilsd April 1,1907- Serisl No. 865,788-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR FAY JACKSON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have in- 5 vented certain new and useful Improvements in Fish: Hooks, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawings. It is'the object of the invention toyieldingly attach the bait to the hook in such a manner that when seized by the fish very little pull is exerted until the hook is securely engaged. At the same time, it is an object to render the attachment of the bait secure and so positioned that it is always in the path of the hook.

in the construction ashereinafter described.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a hook to which my improvement is attached, andFig.

2 is an elevation illustrating my improvement with a different form of bait.

A is a fish hook of any ordinary construction, having the shank B with an eye C at the end thereof, to-which the line is attached. i

D is a yielding member, preferably a light coiled spring, one end of which is attached to the eye C, the

engagement with the bait. This coil is preferably sleevedupon the shank B of the hook, so that the bend or hook E is held in close proximity to said shank.

-In use, the bait is attached to the hook E either as v 80 shown-in Fig. 1, where the bait material, such as pork rind, is cut into the shape F, or as shown in Fig.

opposite end being provided with a hook or bend E for of two witnesses.

. Patented July 9,1907.

wherea permanent bait is sleeved upon the shank ofv the hook. In each case, the bait is free to slide longitudinally iipon the shank of the hook, and is attached to the hook E of the spring. When thus positioned, it is securely held from disengagement, but when seized by the fish the spring D;wil1-yield, so as to exert very little tension until the hook A catches. v The spring D, when elongated, tends to exert simultaneously a torsional stress. Thus, when the. bait is relation to the bait, so thatit will engage withthe fish no matter which side it may e on. With these objects in view, the invention consists I WhatIclaimasmy invention is:

' 1. The combination with a fish hook having a rigid shank, of a bait sleeved upon said shank, anda yielding connection-between the bait and the forward end of said shank. 1-" 2. The combination with' afish hook having a rigid shank, of a coiled spring sleeved upon said shank having one endthreM attached to the tor'ward'end or said shank and its opposite end adapted for attachment to the bait.

3. The combination with aflsh ;hook having a rigid shank and an eye at the end ot'the shank for attachment to the line, of a coiled'spring sleeved upon said shank having one' end secured to'said eye and the opposite end bent to form a hook for engagement with the bait.

In testimony whereof I aflix my-signature'in presence karat m my JACKSON.

Witnesses: T. E. Tnosrrson,

v W.-J. Fsnnarcxs.

4'0 seized by the fish, and the hook is drawn forward, this .torsional stress will cause a rotation of the'hook A in 

